Gallery: Past Oscar winners

Gallery: Past Oscar winners

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86th Academy Awards - 2014. Cate Blanchett takes home the award for Best Actress for her performance in "Blue Jasmine." Blanchett previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2005 for playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator."

PHOTO: Marie Claire

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85th Academy Awards - 2013. At age 22, Jennifer Lawrence became the second youngest Best Actress winner in history for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook." Lawrence is also infamous for tripping on the stairs as she walked on stage to accept her Oscar.

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86th Academy Awards - 2014. Matthew McConaughey takes home his first Oscar for his compelling portrayal of a dying AIDS patient in "Dallas Buyers Club."

PHOTO: David Torcivia/Wiki Commons

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85th Academy Awards - 2013. Daniel Day-Lewis made history when he took home his third Best Actor Oscar for his role as the 16th President of the United States in "Lincoln." Day-Lewis previously won in 1990 for "My Left Foot" and in 2008 for "There Will Be Blood."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

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84th Academy Awards - 2012. Jean Dujardin becomes the first Frenchman to win Best Actor for his performance in the 2011 silent film "The Artist."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

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80th Academy Awards - 2008. Marion Cotillard wins Best Actress for her role in the film "La Vie en rose." Cotillard is only the third French actress to win an Oscar after Simone Signoret and Juliette Binoche.

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

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80th Academy Awards - 2008. British actress Tilda Swinton takes home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Michael Clayton."

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79th Academy Awards 2007. Jennifer Hudson takes home a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her debut film role in the musical "Dreamgirls."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

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87th Academy Awards - 2015. Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything."

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86th Academy Awards - 2014. Jared Leto takes on a supporting role in "Dallas Buyers Club" and wins his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

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84th Academy Awards - 2012. Considered by many as one of the greatest actresses in modern history, Meryl Streep won her third Oscar for her role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Streep has been nominated for an Oscar a record 20 times, more than any other actor.

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Cate Blanchett takes home the award for Best Actress for her performance in "Blue Jasmine." Blanchett previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2005 for playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator."

PHOTO: Marie Claire

85th Academy Awards - 2013. At age 22, Jennifer Lawrence became the second youngest Best Actress winner in history for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook." Lawrence is also infamous for tripping on the stairs as she walked on stage to accept her Oscar.

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Matthew McConaughey takes home his first Oscar for his compelling portrayal of a dying AIDS patient in "Dallas Buyers Club."

PHOTO: David Torcivia/Wiki Commons

85th Academy Awards - 2013. Daniel Day-Lewis made history when he took home his third Best Actor Oscar for his role as the 16th President of the United States in "Lincoln." Day-Lewis previously won in 1990 for "My Left Foot" and in 2008 for "There Will Be Blood."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

84th Academy Awards - 2012. Jean Dujardin becomes the first Frenchman to win Best Actor for his performance in the 2011 silent film "The Artist."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

80th Academy Awards - 2008. Marion Cotillard wins Best Actress for her role in the film "La Vie en rose." Cotillard is only the third French actress to win an Oscar after Simone Signoret and Juliette Binoche.

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

80th Academy Awards - 2008. British actress Tilda Swinton takes home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Michael Clayton."

79th Academy Awards 2007. Jennifer Hudson takes home a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her debut film role in the musical "Dreamgirls."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

87th Academy Awards - 2015. Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything."

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Jared Leto takes on a supporting role in "Dallas Buyers Club" and wins his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

PHOTO: Getty / Instagram

84th Academy Awards - 2012. Considered by many as one of the greatest actresses in modern history, Meryl Streep won her third Oscar for her role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Streep has been nominated for an Oscar a record 20 times, more than any other actor.

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Cate Blanchett takes home the award for Best Actress for her performance in "Blue Jasmine." Blanchett previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2005 for playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator."

PHOTO: Marie Claire

85th Academy Awards - 2013. At age 22, Jennifer Lawrence became the second youngest Best Actress winner in history for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook." Lawrence is also infamous for tripping on the stairs as she walked on stage to accept her Oscar.

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Matthew McConaughey takes home his first Oscar for his compelling portrayal of a dying AIDS patient in "Dallas Buyers Club."

PHOTO: David Torcivia/Wiki Commons

85th Academy Awards - 2013. Daniel Day-Lewis made history when he took home his third Best Actor Oscar for his role as the 16th President of the United States in "Lincoln." Day-Lewis previously won in 1990 for "My Left Foot" and in 2008 for "There Will Be Blood."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

84th Academy Awards - 2012. Jean Dujardin becomes the first Frenchman to win Best Actor for his performance in the 2011 silent film "The Artist."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

80th Academy Awards - 2008. Marion Cotillard wins Best Actress for her role in the film "La Vie en rose." Cotillard is only the third French actress to win an Oscar after Simone Signoret and Juliette Binoche.

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

80th Academy Awards - 2008. British actress Tilda Swinton takes home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Michael Clayton."

79th Academy Awards 2007. Jennifer Hudson takes home a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her debut film role in the musical "Dreamgirls."

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

87th Academy Awards - 2015. Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything."

86th Academy Awards - 2014. Jared Leto takes on a supporting role in "Dallas Buyers Club" and wins his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

PHOTO: Getty / Instagram

84th Academy Awards - 2012. Considered by many as one of the greatest actresses in modern history, Meryl Streep won her third Oscar for her role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Streep has been nominated for an Oscar a record 20 times, more than any other actor.